By Simon Harrison

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Oct 30, 2012 20:15:00

The Argentine superstar admits some of his club colleagues are deserving of the award, and has played down the supposed rivalry between himself and Cristiano Ronaldo

Lionel Messi believes that two of his Barcelona team-mates will receive his vote for the Ballon d'Or this year, and also claims that a couple of Real Madrid players should be considered for the honour.

The brilliant 25-year-old has already won the award three times, becoming only the fourth player to ever do so in the history of the game, but conceded that he will have to face a year without the trophy at some point.